Man against machine: Fake music floods streamers

Man against machine: Fake music floods streamers

By Michael Bailey
Publication Date: 2026-06-12 01:55:00

Paul Dempsey has one of the most distinctive voices in Australian music, but he fears being drowned out by a deluge of artificially generated tracks, with up to 44 per cent of songs uploaded to music streaming services reportedly requiring no human creativity.

The Something For Kate frontman has joined a chorus of Australian musicians calling for mandatory labeling of music by streaming services if they determine it was created in whole or in part by artificial intelligence.

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